WINE OF THE WEEK: Jacques Boncoeur Brut Réserve Champagne, France
£22 (on offer), Bon Coeur Fine Wines A timely reminder that in the season of the cheery Champagne deal supermarkets are not the only...
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Nov 24, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ventisquero Kalfu Kuda Pinot Noir 2018, Leyda Valley, Chile
£12.99–£16.50, Hedley Wright, Frontier Fine Wines, Fintry Wines, The Wine Reserve, Beaucatcher Wines, Drinkfinder, Cambridge Wine...
Nov 17, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Olivier Coste Rare Carignan Blanc 2021, Vin de France
£13, Vino Gusto, Wine and the Vine, Strictly Wine, Great Wines Direct, Corking Wines and other independents* I’ve been waiting to feature...
Nov 10, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Gérard Bertrand Orange Gold 2020, Vin de France
£15, Ocado; Vinatis UK, All About Wine It's only four weeks and three intervening red wines since this slot was last occupied by an...
Nov 3, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Donnafugata La Bella Sedàra 2019, Sicilia, Italy
£14.99, Waitrose We've been hearing so much about the wines of Etna, not to mention Sicily's nimble, red-fruited Frappato, that it's easy...
Oct 27, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Big Beltie Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Pays d'Oc, France
£9–£10.95, House of Townend, Lush Wines, The Grape & The Good, The Whalley Wine Shop, South Downs Cellars, Richardsons of Whitehaven I'll...
Oct 20, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas La Horra Corimbo I Reserva 2016, Ribera del Duero, Spain
£19–£23, London End Wines, Concept Fine Wines, The Drink Shop (UK), Noble Green Wines, Ellis Wharton Wines Even if you're not looking for...
Oct 13, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Troupis Winery Route Gris Moschofilero 2021, Mantinia, Greece
£13.99/£16.99, Naked Wines This is an orange wine made from a pink-skinned grape variety – and it’s superb. Even the hazy pink colour is...
Oct 6, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Cendrillon Nuance 2020, Vin de France
£13.20, Tanners Wines Wines rarely feature in this slot twice, but the 2018 vintage of La Cendrillon Nuance was my Wine of the Week in...
Sep 29, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ken Forrester The Misfits Cinsault 2021, Western Cape, South Africa
£9, Tesco A light, limber red that's as full of character as it is of joie de vivre – silky and supple with perfumed, sweet red-berry...
Sep 22, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Royal Tokaji Nyulászó Dry Furmint 2018, Tokaj, Hungary
£18, The Wine Society If ever there was a wine that shouted terroir, it's this single-vineyard dry white Furmint from Nyulászó, one of...
Sep 15, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Garrigue Grande 2020, Coteaux de la Cabrerisse, Languedoc, France
£7.99, in any 12 bottle mix Laithwaites I think this is a first for me – and likely to be for most wine drinkers – a Coteaux de la...
Sep 8, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Loved & Found Frappato 2021, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£7.99, Waitrose Everything about this nimble, light-bodied Sicilian red wine is cheery and crowd-pleasing, from the juicy fresh fruit –...
Sep 1, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bellingham The Bernard Series Chenin Blanc 2021, South Africa
£11–£14.39, Tesco, The General Wine Co Chenin Blanc comes in all shapes and sizes: dry, medium, sweet, still, sparkling, oaked, unoaked,...
Aug 25, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Malbado Malbec 2019, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
£12/£14, Asda You might not expect it from the name Malbado, a take on ‘malvado’, the Spanish for ‘the evil one’, but this is a silky and...
Aug 18, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ramón Bilbao Límite Sur Garnacha 2017, Rioja, Spain
£19.95, The Great Wine Co This is a wonderful new take on red Rioja: all energy, intensity, airiness and silky texture carried in an...
Aug 11, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti 2021, Italy
£16.17 (75cl), Great Wines Direct; £9.90–£11.50 (37.5cl), Vinvm, Oddbins, Noble Green Wines, The Whalley Wine Shop, Great Wines Direct...
Aug 4, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Running With Bulls Tempranillo 2020, South Australia
£8–£9, Tesco, Co-op, This Australian Tempranillo has to be one of the best value reds around. Check: best value wines of any hue and...
Jul 28, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Forza della Natura Orange Catarratto 2021, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£9.99, Waitrose If you've yet to fall for an orange wine, try this hazy gold, unfined and unfiltered organic example from Sicily. It's...
Jul 21, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Coteaux du Giennois Sauvignon Blanc 2020, France
£11, Sainsbury's If you fancy an alternative to Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé that's close in both style and origin, this refreshing dry white...
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